MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/26/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2763 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (71-76) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 9 0
Texas Rangers (69-78) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0
Rangers Lose, 4-3
Washington and Texas duked it out and the Nationals came out victorious.

The Washington Nationals topped the Texas Rangers, 4-3, in National League action at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The standout performance belonged to Washington pitcher and Goleta, California, native Erik McFadden. The winner was McFadden. He threw 5.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Brian Gottstein.

Chris Rutigliano, who is tied for 4th in the NL in triples with 9, aided the Washington cause with a run-scoring ground out in the top of the fifth. For the game, the left fielder went 1-4.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said McFadden. "Successful pitchers do it."

Washington sits in 4th place in the National League East Division at 71-76.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rutigliano LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .246 3 48
   a-J. Seman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 11
   c-J. Coe RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 3
C. Becerra 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .259 12 52
C. Montague 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .310 15 75
B. McGinnis DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 22 66
J. Reyes 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .314 9 55
   b-S. Jaynes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 10
C. Anderson SS, 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .273 18 84
G. Beekhuizen C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 13 49
J. English RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .326 5 18
M. Pirovano CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .227 5 43
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 5 12      
a - J. Seman pinch hit for C. Rutigliano in the 9th
b - S. Jaynes substituted for J. Reyes in the 9th
c - J. Coe substituted for J. Seman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Becerra (23, 5th Inning off T. Gaskins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Anderson (18, 6th Inning off B. Gottstein, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Rutigliano , C. Becerra 2 , B. McGinnis , J. Reyes , C. Anderson 4 , G. Beekhuizen , J. English 2 , M. Pirovano
2-out RBI: C. Becerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rutigliano , C. Montague 2 , J. Reyes , J. English
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rutigliano (57)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Pirovano(Parry at home), English(Sandoval at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Guertin 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .290 10 59
S. Trahan RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270 16 69
J. Roberts DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .296 31 104
S. Pabian 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .314 16 86
J. Parry 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .367 5 16
J. Kerby SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .266 17 74
B. Durtschi LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .368 0 4
P. Crofton C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .174 0 0
S. Sandoval CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .196 1 15
Totals 34 3 11 3 3 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Pabian (36, 2nd Inning off E. McFadden, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Parry 2 (14, 4th Inning off E. McFadden, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Glaus, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Roberts (39, 6th Inning off N. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Roberts (31, 4th Inning off E. McFadden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Guertin 2 , J. Roberts 6 , S. Pabian 2 , J. Parry 5 , B. Durtschi , S. Sandoval 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pabian , B. Durtschi 2 , P. Crofton 2
Sac Fly: S. Pabian , B. Durtschi
Hit by Pitch: S. Pabian
Team LOB: 10
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. McFadden W (4-4) 5.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 0 5.91   
N. Johnson 1.1 5 1 1 1 1 0 33 4.66   
M. Arnett H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.19   
G. Glaus H (14) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.47   
D. Cart SV (22) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. McFadden 54
Batters Faced: E. McFadden 20, N. Johnson 8, M. Arnett 2, G. Glaus 6, D. Cart 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. McFadden 5-7, N. Johnson 0-1, M. Arnett 2-0, G. Glaus 2-1, D. Cart 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. McFadden 0-55, N. Johnson 33-22, M. Arnett 4-4, G. Glaus 23-15, D. Cart 19-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Arnett 1-0 , D. Cart 1-0
WP: N. Johnson
Hit Batsmen: E. McFadden
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gaskins 5.1 5 2 2 1 3 0 0 3.65   
B. Gottstein L (2-5) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 22 7.66   
K. Strickland 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 36 2.59   
M. Poole 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gaskins 52
Batters Faced: T. Gaskins 22, B. Gottstein 6, K. Strickland 9, M. Poole 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gaskins 6-7, B. Gottstein 2-0, K. Strickland 3-3, M. Poole 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gaskins 0-53, B. Gottstein 22-15, K. Strickland 36-21, M. Poole 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erik McFadden
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 23372
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 6th inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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